Quality Inspector
- Quality
- Full-time
- 1st shift
- Milford, CT
Position summary
The Quality Inspector inspects precision-machined components against print and quality standards at first piece, in-process and final stages. You keep every lot accurate and documented under our AS9100D quality system, so parts ship right the first time.
Key responsibilities
- Perform first piece acceptance inspections on the shop floor for CNC operations.
- Conduct receiving, in-process and final mechanical and visual inspections.
- Run CMM inspections and verify tight tolerances.
- Conduct First Article Inspections (FAIs) and prepare reports as required by the QMS and customers.
- Complete final inspection and certification packages on finished parts before shipment.
- Create and maintain quality records, and enter inspection data into company systems.
- Help keep measuring devices calibrated and maintained per company procedure and ISO 10012.
- Help disposition discrepant material through the discrepant material reporting system.
- Support customer, internal and third-party audits.
- Support continuous improvement and the company's quality objectives.
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of inspection experience in a machining job shop.
- Skilled with calipers, micrometers, height gages, indicators, thread and plug gages, and CMM inspection.
- Blueprint reading and working knowledge of GD&T.
- Able to interpret customer paperwork to complete shipping and final inspection documents.
- Able to multitask, prioritize and manage time in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable using computers for data entry and record keeping.
Preferred qualifications
- CMM programming experience, preferably with PC-DMIS.
- Experience with optical comparators and air gaging.
- Working knowledge of trigonometry.
- Working knowledge of gage calibration systems.
U.S. Person status required.